NVCC Spring 2018 Hybrid Program

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Hey all! Starting a thread for those applying to NVCC (Northern Virginia Com Coll) for the spring nursing program! This is my second time applying - tried for last Spring but didn't make it - my grades are a mix of mostly B's and some A's and I got 87.5, 80 and 90 on my TEAS sections. I really wish they'd let us use LORs or at least consider work experience.And I'm so glad they raised the TEAS requirements back to 78 - I heard that threw everything off for last year and that's why so many people applied. I also heard that they are accepting more people overall this year, so fingers crossed!!!

May the odds be ever in our favor :bugeyes:

GPA- 3.6

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Specializes in Telemetry.

What were your grades for bio 141/142/150

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What were your grades for bio 141/142/150

it seems that while TEAS scores were important, the science grades made the difference. I found this on their website.

EFFECTIVE 9-21-15

Application Process: Competitive Admission Process

Revised 03-21-14; 09-21-15

NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

NURSING PROGRAM TRACKS

Competitive Admission Process

Admission to the Nursing Program at NOVA is competitive and is based on the following

criteria by program track:

Traditional Nursing and Online Hybrid Tracks:

(1) A minimum GPA of 2.5 based on the last 12 credits of pre-requisite course work

for admission, or the last 12 credits of cumulative coursework.

(2) A student's minimum passing score of 58% on each of the three (3) sections of

the Nursing Pre-Admission Test.

(3) For tie breaker purposes up to a maximum of two additional competitive points

are awarded, if applicant earned an "A" on Natural Science pre-requisites (NAS

161 or NAS 162) or any of the two Human Anatomy and Physiology substitution

courses (BIO 141, BIO 142, and/or BIO 231, BIO 232).

search google term "nvcc nursing competitive admission filetype:pdf"

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it seems that while TEAS scores were important, the science grades made the difference. I found this on their website.

EFFECTIVE 9-21-15

Application Process: Competitive Admission Process

Revised 03-21-14; 09-21-15

NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

NURSING PROGRAM TRACKS

Competitive Admission Process

Admission to the Nursing Program at NOVA is competitive and is based on the following

criteria by program track:

Traditional Nursing and Online Hybrid Tracks:

(1) A minimum GPA of 2.5 based on the last 12 credits of pre-requisite course work

for admission, or the last 12 credits of cumulative coursework.

(2) A student's minimum passing score of 58% on each of the three (3) sections of

the Nursing Pre-Admission Test.

(3) For tie breaker purposes up to a maximum of two additional competitive points

are awarded, if applicant earned an "A" on Natural Science pre-requisites (NAS

161 or NAS 162) or any of the two Human Anatomy and Physiology substitution

courses (BIO 141, BIO 142, and/or BIO 231, BIO 232).

search google term "nvcc nursing competitive admission filetype:pdf"

This is admittedly old, but it shows that they cared about the science grades back in 2015. No mention of degrees, or co-requirement courses at all.

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This is admittedly old, but it shows that they cared about the science grades back in 2015. No mention of degrees, or co-requirement courses at all.

Yes. What matters is your science GPA.

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Yes. What matters is your science GPA.

Matters now or then? well, what I read is that an A in the BIO counts as one point. More than one A will not be considered for administration of more points. See, just try to score in the 90's and above 85% on TEAS, get two A's in the three BIO.

For now, how do we cross this PSY 231 hurdle?

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A/B/B

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Hi! Can I ask what was your gpa? they are only taking the science gpa? I see that they took students that have 3.9 gpa so they had As on the three science bio 141 bio 142 and bio 150

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I'm going to retake my BIO 142 =( because I had a B. The PSY 230 is full!!! I can't believe it fill up in 4 days.

I'm looking at the eight week first session.

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What is happening? Look on this thread. Someone was accepted with an average score of 89%. You have 91% from scores you posted. Surely, it is not GPA difference. Something is up. I have a 86% average. 100, 79, 80.

Please how do you guys score so high in reading and english. Help please.

HELP here too! my lowest score is in English =( 79% what books do you guys use?

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Hi Lovefamily and everyone,

Sorry to just jump into this thread, but I'm hoping to provide some insight. I was accepted into the program with a 4.0 GPA in my prereqs (BIO 141, BIO 142, BIO 150) and TEAS scores of Math: 100, Reading: 91.5, English/Language: 95.8.

They are changing their curriculum and admissions requirements. Up until this point, I believe they only took prereq GPA and TEAS scores into account. From Fall 2019 and on, applicants are required to have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher. Hopefully this will give people a better advantage. I'm guessing this means they will be looking at full academic history, and not just the last 12 credits.

PSY 230 is a new prereq, and after Fall 2019, they will no longer be accepting NAS 161/162. They will require BIO 141/142. You have other options for taking prereqs, so don't give up because the PSY 230 class is full. I took my prereqs through Johns Hopkins University. It was very expensive, but it was a great experience. It's fully online, so it's great for people who work part/full-time. You can also take prereqs through George Washington University, or Portage Learning. Portage is great because it is self-paced, and requires no textbooks. Since it is self-paced, you do not have to wait to sign up on a certain date, so no worrying about missing deadlines. I would check with an NVCC academic advisor to make sure that the credits will transfer, because requirements could have changed.

Hope this helps!

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Hi Lovefamily and everyone,

Sorry to just jump into this thread, but I'm hoping to provide some insight. I was accepted into the program with a 4.0 GPA in my prereqs (BIO 141, BIO 142, BIO 150) and TEAS scores of Math: 100, Reading: 91.5, English/Language: 95.8.

They are changing their curriculum and admissions requirements. Up until this point, I believe they only took prereq GPA and TEAS scores into account. From Fall 2019 and on, applicants are required to have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher. Hopefully this will give people a better advantage. I'm guessing this means they will be looking at full academic history, and not just the last 12 credits.

PSY 230 is a new prereq, and after Fall 2019, they will no longer be accepting NAS 161/162. They will require BIO 141/142. You have other options for taking prereqs, so don't give up because the PSY 230 class is full. I took my prereqs through Johns Hopkins University. It was very expensive, but it was a great experience. It's fully online, so it's great for people who work part/full-time. You can also take prereqs through George Washington University, or Portage Learning. Portage is great because it is self-paced, and requires no textbooks. Since it is self-paced, you do not have to wait to sign up on a certain date, so no worrying about missing deadlines. I would check with an NVCC academic advisor to make sure that the credits will transfer, because requirements could have changed.

Hope this helps!

Thanks for the info especially on pre-reqs..Do tell us how you prepared for the TEAS.

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